The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent expected to help orchestrate Trump's economic agenda.

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on ... Bessent, 62, is the founder of Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group. The incoming treasury secretary ...

The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, as the 79th Treasury secretary. The Senate voted 68-29 to confirm the Wall Street veteran to the post. Bessent ...

He also founded Key Square Group, an investment adviser firm. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent got support even from two Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee. CQ-Roll Call ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of ...

and Scott will lead that effort for me, and the Great People of the United States of America." Bessent, 62, founded and runs the macro hedge fund Key Square Group and emerged as a key economic ...

Bessent was confirmed on a vote of 68-29, with 16 Democrats voting with Republicans to make him the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary.

Here's what to know about the Treasury secretary pick Bessent, who heads into his confirmation hearing and may become the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's ... and later served as both CEO and chief investment officer for Key Square Capital Management, a hedge fund he founded in 2015.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent as his choice for ... He left in 2015 to establish his own firm, Key Square Group. Bessent is married to former NYC prosecutor John Freeman ...

Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past ... by progressive megadonor George Soros. He also founded Key Square Group, an investment adviser firm.